Isiah Thomas

A Lookback at Butch Carter v. Marcus Camby

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The First Amendment has been getting a work out recently.  The number of high profile defamation suits seems larger than ever.  All these lawsuits took my mind to the NBA and defamation. Specifically, the lawsuit I remember that came one fateful day in late April 2000, when the Knicks were about to play the Raptors in the first round of the NBA playoffs.  Raptors head coach Butch Carter filed a defamation suit against former Raptor and then-current Knick Marcus Camby claiming that Camby had … [Read more...] about A Lookback at Butch Carter v. Marcus Camby

Steve Nash and Newbie Coaches

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How do we assess the Steve Nash hire in Brooklyn?  Nash was a great and smart player but he has no direct coaching experience.  By Nash’s own admission, he jumped the line due to his great playing career.  Is that fair?  There are a couple issues to unwrap here.  Let’s delve into a few of them: Does Nash’s getting a coaching gig under these circumstances constitute white privilege? Before getting into a long conversation as to the term white privilege and when it’s … [Read more...] about Steve Nash and Newbie Coaches

Revisiting MJ v. Isiah and The Walk-Off

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As our global purgatory continues, Michael Jordan’s “Last Dance” documentary has masterfully dredged up old stories that we can reconsider.  As we previously noted, much of what has been covered is already well-known by older fans but is new to the younger generation.  One of the new stories is Jordan’s 30+ year rivalry with Isiah Thomas and the Pistons.  Let’s talk about the apex of their lingering resentments, the Pistons’ walk-off without shaking hands with the Bulls in the … [Read more...] about Revisiting MJ v. Isiah and The Walk-Off

Detroit and Denver, 186-184 (a quick look back)

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On December 13, 1983, the Nuggets and Pistons played the highest scoring game ever, a 186-184 triple-overtime affair.  I thought we could run through a few fast facts about the game: -Conditions were quite set for a high scoring game.  The Pistons had much of the core of the Bad Boy defensive stalwarts of the late 1980s team but this earlier Pistons team was offense-first.  Detroit was top in the NBA in offense and only 16th on defense (5th in pace).  Denver was its usual all-offense team … [Read more...] about Detroit and Denver, 186-184 (a quick look back)

Mirotic-Portis and NBA Teammate Fights

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The Chicago Bulls were projected to have a tough season on the court.  Right before the season, though, things got tougher.  During an intense practice, Niko Mirotic and Bobby Portis got into a heated altercation and Portis broke Mirotic’s jaw with a punch.  According to Peter Vecsey, Mirotic and Portis were talking trash in practice and “Mirotic shoved Portis twice, maybe three times. When Portis retaliated with a hard shove, Mirotic charged him. Portis put him down.”   This account was … [Read more...] about Mirotic-Portis and NBA Teammate Fights

GM Report: Isiah Thomas

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One of the first things we did when started the site was to endeavor to conduct comprehensive reviews of each and every GM in the NBA.  We've been going by team, alphabetically, over the years but have been somewhat slow going lately.  Honestly, we've been stuck on the New York Knicks for a while now.  The reason we haven't really jumped into an evaluation of the Knicks is because no GM has been more examined and scrutinized then the recently fired Isiah  Thomas.  In any event, we do know that … [Read more...] about GM Report: Isiah Thomas

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